Health and Wellness

The Mercy Foundation board of directors announced it has appointed Shannon Cofield as the foundation’s new president. Cofield, currently the chief of staff to Drake University President Marty Martin, will begin her new …

Health systems in Iowa were consistently ranked among the top in the nation on all measures of performance, the Iowa Hospital Association said in a blog post. The association cited the recently released 2016 Scorecard on Local …

Iowa State University will soon offer a new program that applies a national research-based training model to help couples have healthy relationships. The curriculum, called Elevate, is designed for professionals who are counseling couples in …

U.S. News & World Report has recognized the quality of health care services provided by Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines and Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. The two hospitals tied for No. 4 best-performing …

Telligen Inc., a West Des Moines-based population health management company, announced it has acquired Total Well-Being, an employee health and well-being company with headquarters in Greenwood Village, Colo., effective Aug. 1. “Telligen has long offered employee-centric health …

Quad-City Times: Obamacare health insurance premium increases are expected to accelerate in Iowa, according to studies of the marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act. The Kaiser Family Foundation released a study that suggested the growth will be …